Rates of appropriate laxative prophylaxis for opioid-induced constipation in veterans with lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study.
Purpose: Opioid-induced constipation (OIC) is the most common side effect in patient-prescribed opioids for cancer pain treatment. Current guidelines recommend routine prescription of a laxative for preventing OIC in all patients prescribed an opioid unless a contraindication exists. We determined p...
| Publicado en: | Supportive Care in Cancer Vol. 28; no. 11; pp. 5315 - 5322 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Nov2020
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |